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2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
197 Degrees Awarded
$23,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master's in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 155,377 visual and performing arts students received their degree, making the major the 10th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,427 and had an average of $28,377 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Jersey, there were 2,857 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,939 and $24,768 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 197 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in visual and performing arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great visual and performing arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the visual and performing arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey master’s degree visual & performing arts students with aid.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in New Jersey (With Aid)

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Montclair, New Jersey, and it awarded 41 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Montclair State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montclair State are $18,972, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a public institution located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 69 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, New Jersey
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Jersey City University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Jersey City, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

NJCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Jersey City University are $26,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Rutgers University - Newark

Newark, New Jersey

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Newark landed the #4 spot on the list. Rutgers University - Newark is located in Newark, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers Newark, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers Newark are $32,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Kean University

Union, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kean University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid list. Kean is a fairly large public school situated in Union, New Jersey. It awarded 4 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Kean also took the #5 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kean University are $22,318, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

William Paterson University of New Jersey did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Wayne, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

William Paterson University also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at William Paterson University of New Jersey are $20,970.

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#7

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Rowan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Glassboro, New Jersey, and it awarded 9 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Rowan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rowan are $15,787, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Rider University

Lawrenceville, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

Rider University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid ranking. Rider is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rider also took the #3 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rider are $20,958, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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